See smoke off Highway 1 in SLO County? Here’s what’s going on

Residents and travelers likely will see some smoke near the shore north of Cayucos on Monday.

Cal Fire planned to conduct a prescribed burn on about 4 acres of grassland in Estero Bluffs State Park.

The work was to begin as early as 7 a.m. at a location about 2.3 miles north of Cayucos, on the ocean side of Highway 1, according to a news release sent by California State Parks on Friday.

According to the release, the burn could begin to wrap up as early as noon, although crews often stick around for a while after the fire is contained and out to make sure there are no flareups.

Prescribed burns help State Parks and other wildland management agencies maintain the land, control weeds and potentially reduce the risk of wildfire.

As always, a change in weather conditions could postpone the work.

The parks agency works in cooperation with Cal Fire and the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control burn on the effort.

For details, call Dan Falat, superintendent of the San Luis Obispo Coast District, at 805-927-2065.

This story was originally published November 22, 2021 at 8:53 AM.

Kathe Tanner

The Tribune

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Kathe Tanner has been writing about the people and places of SLO County’s North Coast since 1981, first as a columnist and then also as a reporter. Her career has included stints as a bakery owner, public relations director, radio host, trail guide and jewelry designer. She has been a resident of Cambria for more than four decades, and if it’s happening in town, Kathe knows about it.